Doing A Brake Job On A Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Can Cost More Than $100,000

Owning a supercar can be expensive, even if you have the means. The engineering and parts that go into making these vehicles perform the way they do can be shockingly expensive. Take what one dealership charged a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren owner for brakes. Racing Tech | How Formula E’s New Front Powertrain Extends Battery Life … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck Slippery Pedal Recall Caused By Soap

Image: Tesla Tesla issued a recall for every single Cybertruck built thus far, as well as a stop-sale that lasted nearly a week, and it’s something that can’t be solved with an over-the-air update. Apparently assembly line workers used slippery soap to get the truck’s throttle pedal pad onto the pedal, and leftover soap was … Read more

Acura’s Daytona-Winning Race Car Sounds Like Chewbacca And That’s What Makes It Faster

If you’re wandering around the Daytona International Raceway track this weekend during the season-opening twice-around-the-clock endurance race, and you hear the garbled shouts of a Wookie locked in furious bowcaster battle, don’t fret. You have not been transported lightyears away to the multi-level wroshyr tree forests of Kashyyyk, you’re still in Florida. And that’s not … Read more

Watch A Lucid Air Pure RWD Go From 0 To 65 MPH And Back To 0 Using Just Regen Braking

Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik This week I finally got to try out the Lucid Air Pure, the base trim of the electric sedan and the only one available with rear-wheel drive. For a starting price of $78,900 including destination you get 430 horsepower and a range of up to 419 miles, the latter of which is … Read more